Obituary of Clarence Foy Watson

Reverend Clarence Foy Watson, a resident of Ozark, was received into the loving arms of his Lord and Savior on Saturday, May 24, 2025. He was 89 years old. A Celebration of Life will be 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, May 28, 2025, from Friendship Church in Taylor, Alabama with Reverend Royce Morrow officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery, Holman Funeral Home of Ozark directing. The family will receive friends in the church Wednesday from 10:00 A.M. until service time. Reverend Watson was born June 1, 1935, in Dale County, Alabama, to the late Eura Clyde and Foy Watson. After graduation from Carroll High School in Ozark, Alabama, he served in Alabama National Guard 131st Armor Division. For many years Reverend Watson was the owner of Watson Construction Company, building homes and businesses across the Wiregrass area as well as being a respected cattleman and farmer. God called Brother Watson into Christian ministry and he devoted his life to preaching and singing the gospel in revivals across Alabama, Georgia and Florida. Brother Watson served as Pastor at Grantham Assembly of God Church in Cottonwood, Alabama and Wicksburg Assembly of God Church in Wicksburg, Alabama prior to becoming Pastor at Friendship Assembly of God Church in Taylor, Alabama where he remained Pastor for 45 plus years. His greatest joy in life was sharing the gospel and seeing people come to know the Lord as their own personal Savior. He believed that a man was only as good as his word and he lived his life on that precept. Brother Watson was preceded in death by his loving and devoted, wife, Mary Cleatus Horsley to whom he was married for 62 years; his mother, Clyde Watson and father, Foy Watson; his brothers, Talmadge Watson, James Watson and Travis Watson. He is survived by a sister, Dr. Sarah Watson Harper of Rock Hill, South Carolina; a sister-in-law Brenda Watson of Newton, Alabama; nephews, Raymond (Sherry) Watson, David Cunningham (Sylvia) and Mike Byrd; nieces, Shannah (Michael) Eastridge, Amanda (Gregg) Frost, Kim Shepard (Tim). Several great nieces and great nephews plus a multitude of friends, all of whom he loved dearly also survive. The family expresses special thanks to his caregivers, Lorraine Hairston and Liz Jones for the kind compassionate support and love they provided during his illness. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, 201 East White Street, Rock Hill, South Carolina 29730; or to an organization of your choice. “Well done thou good and faithful servant!”